by our College Data Analytics Team
[Institutional Food Workers](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/culinary-arts/institutional-food-workers/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value institutional food workers schools.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the institutional food workers degrees they offer, see the list below.
Ecpi University earned the #1 spot for value among institutional food workers schools in Virginia. Set in the city of Virginia Beach, Ecpi University is a large private for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $18,484. Institutional Food Workers graduates carry a median of $13,744 in student loans. Early-career institutional food workers graduates make about $21,480. That is a strong return on a $13,744 median debt. Ecpi University admits about 74% of applicants.
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
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